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Russian hackers keep trying to infiltrate Microsoft, the company <\/a> These hacks follow a <\/a> of last year, in which state-sponsored agents obtained the emails of Microsoft\u2019s senior level managers. An internal investigation led by Microsoft identified the hackers in both instances as a Russian group called Midnight Blizzard<\/a>.<\/p>\n It looks like Midnight Blizzard has gotten bolder in its approach. Last year\u2019s attack seemed to prioritize the collection of email addresses, but this most recent attack finds the group repeatedly attempting to breach the company\u2019s systems and gain access to source code. Microsoft <\/a> with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n We don\u2019t know exactly what these hackers want, but Microsoft said they are likely using email addresses acquired during November\u2019s attack to help gain access to internal systems. Midnight Blizzard \u201cmay be using the information it has obtained to accumulate a picture of areas to<\/a> attack and enhance its ability to do so,\u201d the company wrote. I know one thing. They had better leave Clippy alone<\/a>.<\/p>\n Midnight Blizzard is believed to work directly for Russia\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and is said to operate at the behest of Vladimir Putin. The group is likely behind 2016\u2019s hack of the Democratic National Committee and 2020\u2019s hack of the software company SolarWinds, which led to a breach of government networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n